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kupla.

bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuplɑ/[ˈkuplɑ̝]
  1. bubble (spherically contained volume of air or other gas)

  2. bubble (spherical cavity in a solid material)

  3. bubble (anything resembling a hollow sphere)

  4. bubble (economics: period of intense speculation in a market)

  5. bubble (anything lacking firmness or solidity)

  6. bubble (something or somebody who just seemingly is what is supposed, but in fact does have nothing or little to fulfill expectancies)

  7. a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kupla (compare Estonian kubel), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla (compare Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”), Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, “bubbles on the water surface, due to rain”), Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”)).

intj/ˈkuplɑ/[ˈkuplɑ̝]
  1. snap, jinx (used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously)

    childish
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kupla (compare Estonian kubel), possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kupla (compare Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”), Inari Sami koble (“roe pouch”), Eastern Mari кувыл (kuvyl, “bubbles on the water surface, due to rain”), Southern Mansi [script needed] (kɛ̮wl-, “to swim, to float”)).

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